"[Yet] the LORDª will commandª° his lovingkindnessª in the daytime,ª and in the nightª his songª [shall be] with¹ me, [and] my prayerª unto the Godª of my life.ª" {Psa 42:8} + "Thou holdestª° mine eyesª waking:ª I am so troubledª° that I cannot¹ speak.ª° ... I call to remembranceª° my songª in the night:ª I communeª° with¹ mine own heart:ª and my spiritª made diligent search.ª°" {Psa 77:4-6} + "I have rememberedª° thy name,ª O LORD,ª in the night,ª and have keptª° thy law.ª" {Psa 119:55} + "I preventedª° the dawning¹ of the morning,² and cried:ª° I hopedª° in thy word.ª ... Mine eyesª preventª° the [night] watches,ª that I might meditateª° in thy word.ª" {Psa 119:147-148} + "How¹ preciousª° also are thy thoughtsª unto me, O God!ª how¹ greatª° is the sumª of them! ... [If] I should countª° them, they are more in numberª° than the sand:ª¹ when I awake,ª° I am stillª with thee.¹" {Psa 139:17-18} + "Let the saintsª be joyfulª° in glory:ª let them sing aloudª° upon¹ their beds.ª" {Psa 149:5} + "By nightª on¹ my bedª I soughtª°¹ him whom my soulª loveth:ª°¹ I soughtª° him, but I foundª° him not.¹ ... I will riseª° now,¹ and go aboutª° the cityª in the streets,ª and in the broad waysª I will seekª° him whom my soulª loveth:ª°¹ I soughtª° him, but I foundª° him not.¹" {Sgs 3:1-2} + "I¹ sleep,ª but my heartª waketh:ª° [it is] the voiceª of my belovedª that knocketh,ª° [saying], Openª° to me, my sister,ª my love,ª my dove,ª my undefiled:ª for my headª¹ is filledª° with dew,ª [and] my locksª with the dropsª of the night.ª" {Sgs 5:2} + "Arise,ª° cry outª° in the night:ª in the beginningª of the watchesª pour outª° thine heartª like waterª beforeª the faceª of the Lord:ª lift upª° thy handsª toward¹ him for¹ the lifeª of thy young children,ª that faintª° for hungerª in the topª of every¹ street.ª" {Lam 2:19} |